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Dooly County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dooly County is 142.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 147 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48), Rail grade crossing (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 32.1598, -83.8202.

How this county ranks in Georgia

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Dooly County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.1	30.2	1.23x	25.7 to 53.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.3	51.8	1.11x	42.7 to 76.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.3	18.7	1.09x	12 to 33.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	455.5	453.4	1x	408.4 to 507.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142.2	143.2	0.99x	117.6 to 171.2	2020-2024

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Dooly County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,389.1	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	82.6	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde23.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.42 per million
Pahpom0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

147 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
Rail grade crossing40
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Brownfield property7
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Tyson Foods Inc, Vienna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000512348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
House Of Raeford, Vienna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 17,319 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31092TYSNF1151E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Reeves Construction Company-Vienna Hmaf, Vienna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3109WRVSCN441RI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Ensyn Georgia Biorefinery I, Vienna
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069998724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tyson Foods Inc, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000512348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mccarthy Improvement Company, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055577665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reeves Construction Co. Vienna Plant, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Homerun Recycling Llc, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070103324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vienna, City Of (North Wpcp), Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009138753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tyson Foods Inc, Vienna
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000512348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mccarthy Improvement Company, Vienna
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055577665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Reeves Construction Company-Vienna Hmaf, Vienna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060259152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vienna, City Of (North Wpcp), Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064583758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sa Recycling - Vienna, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Georgia-Pacific Corp Particleboard, Vienna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031002439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Byromville, Town Of (Byromville Wpcp), Byromville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Vienna School, Vienna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968359 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
12.83-Acres Off Liberty Church Road, Vienna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976528 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
247 Butler Lane, Unadilla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978542 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former State Bank & Trust, Pinehurst
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983387 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Unadilla Industrial Park, Unadilla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983388 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Vienna Industrial Park, Vienna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983389 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Regency Inn, Unadilla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985404 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
United Parcel Service, Inc. (Ups) - Unadilla, Unadilla
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006159110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia-Pacific Corp Particleboard, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031002439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Dooly County

Georgia state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Dooly County, and their findings.
Georgia vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Georgia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Georgia environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Georgia drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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